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Low Island (New York)
A low island is an island of coral origin. Low Island may refer to: * Low Island, British Columbia, Canada * Low Island, Falkland Islands * Low Island, Manitoba, Canada * Low Island, Nova Scotia, Canada * Low Island (Nunavut), Frobisher Bay, Canada * Low Island (Nunavut), Milne Inlet, Canada * Low Island, Kenora, Ontario, Canada * Low Island, Manitoulin, Ontario, Canada * Low Island (Queensland) also known as Low Isle, one of the Low Isles * Low Island (South Shetland Islands) * Low Island (Washington), one of the San Juan Islands * Inishloe, County Clare, Ireland Low Islands may refer to: * Low Islands, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada * Low Islands, Nunavut, Canada Low Islets may refer to: * Low Islets (Tasmania) * Low Islets (Prime Seal Group), Tasmania Other Low Islands: * A. P. Low Island, Nunavut, Canada * Bennets Low Island, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada * Low Duck Island, New Brunswick, Canada * Low Shoal Island, Ontario, Canada * South Low Island, British Columbia, C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Low Island
Geologically, a low island is an island of coral origin. The term applies whether the island was formed as a result of sedimentation upon a coral reef or of the uplifting of such islands. The term is used to distinguish such islands from high islands, whose origins are volcanic.Raymond E. Murphy''"'High' and 'Low' Islands in the Eastern Carolines"'', Geographical Review, Vol. 39, No. 3, Jul., 1949.Retrieved 2011-09-22. Definition and location The high versus low designation is related to the geologic origin of the island rather than its physical elevation. This distinction is important to understand, as there are some low islands, such as Banaba, Makatea, Nauru, and Niue, which rise several hundred feet above sea level, while numerous high islands (those of volcanic origin) rise a few feet above sea level, often classified as "rocks". Low islands are the kind of islands which ring the lagoons of atolls. The two types of islands are often found in proximity to each other. This ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Low Island, Falkland Islands
Low Island is one of the Falkland Islands. It is near West Falkland, to its north, in Byron SoundStrange, Ian (1983) ''The Falkland Islands'' It is between Carcass Island and Dunbar Island and to the west of Saunders Island. It is south of Sedge Island and north of the Byron Heights Byron Heights is a mountain rising to at the northwest extremity of West Falkland, Falkland Islands in the South Atlantic. It is situated southeast of Hope Point. The mountain's top is occupied by RRH Byron Heights (Remote Radar Head Byron Hei ... and Storm Mountain. References Islands of the Falkland Islands {{Falklands-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Low Island (Nunavut)
Low Island is one of the many uninhabited Canadian arctic islands in Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut. It is a Baffin Island offshore island located in Frobisher Bay just off the Bartlett Narrows, southeast of the capital city of Iqaluit. Other islands in the immediate vicinity include Culbertson Island, Mark Island, McAllister Island, Mitchell Island, and Precipice Island. Another Low Island lies in the Milne Inlet of northern Baffin Island Baffin Island (formerly Baffin Land), in the Canadian territory of Nunavut, is the largest island in Canada and the fifth-largest island in the world. Its area is , slightly larger than Spain; its population was 13,039 as of the 2021 Canadia .... References External links Low Island (Nunavut)in the Atlas of Canada - Toporama; Natural Resources Canada Low Island (Nunavut) (Milne Inlet)in the Atlas of Canada - Toporama; Natural Resources Canada Uninhabited islands of Qikiqtaaluk Region Islands of Baffin Island Islands o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Low Island (Queensland)
Low Island is an island lying about north-east of Port Douglas in Trinity Bay, North Queensland. It is around 2 hectares or 0.02 square km in size. It is part of the Low Isles, along with Woody Island, an uninhabited coral and mangrove island. The isles are surrounded by of reef. The Low Islets are a Marine National Park Zone. Day visitors come to the island on a daily basis via a number of commercial operators. There is a lagoon where private vessel can moor or anchor outside the reef protection markers overnight, but there is no overnight accommodation on the island. There is a weather station and an active lighthouse (named Low Isles Light Low Isles Light, also known as Low Islets Light or Low Island Light, is an active lighthouse located on Low Island, a coral cay which together with Woody Island forms the Low Isles group, about northeast of Port Douglas, Queensland, Australia. ...). No fishing is allowed in the lagoon or within a buffer zone around the islands. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Low Island (South Shetland Islands)
Low Island or ''Isla Baja'', historical names ''Jameson Island'' or ''Jamesons Island'' is an island long and wide, southeast of Smith Island, in the South Shetland Islands. The island is located at and is separated from Smith Island by Osmar Strait. Low Island was so named because of its low elevation. Low Island was known to sealers in 1820, and the name Low Island has been established in international usage for 100 years. Chinstrap Penguins breed at Cape Garry on Low island resulting in 2nd largest Chinstrap Penguin colony on the island, over at 100,000 pairs. See also * Composite Antarctic Gazetteer * List of Antarctic islands south of 60° S * SCAR * South Shetland Islands * Territorial claims in Antarctica Maps Chart of South Shetland including Coronation Island, &c.from the exploration of the sloop Dove in the years 1821 and 1822 by George Powell Commander of the same. Scale ca. 1:200000. London: Laurie, 1822. South Shetland Islands: Smith and Low Islands.Scale 1:1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Low Island (Washington)
A low island is an island of coral origin. Low Island may refer to: * Low Island, British Columbia, Canada * Low Island, Falkland Islands * Low Island, Manitoba, Canada * Low Island, Nova Scotia, Canada * Low Island (Nunavut), Frobisher Bay, Canada * Low Island (Nunavut), Milne Inlet, Canada * Low Island, Kenora, Ontario, Canada * Low Island, Manitoulin, Ontario, Canada * Low Island (Queensland) also known as Low Isle, one of the Low Isles * Low Island (South Shetland Islands) * Low Island (Washington), one of the San Juan Islands * Inishloe, County Clare, Ireland Low Islands may refer to: * Low Islands, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada * Low Islands, Nunavut, Canada Low Islets may refer to: * Low Islets (Tasmania) * Low Islets (Prime Seal Group), Tasmania Other Low Islands: * A. P. Low Island, Nunavut, Canada * Bennets Low Island, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada * Low Duck Island, New Brunswick, Canada * Low Shoal Island, Ontario, Canada * South Low Island, British Colum ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Juan Islands
The San Juan Islands are an archipelago in the Pacific Northwest of the United States between the U.S. state of Washington and Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. The San Juan Islands are part of Washington state, and form the core of San Juan County. In the archipelago, four islands are accessible to vehicular and foot traffic via the Washington State Ferries system.San Juan Islands Route Map , Washington State Ferries 
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Inishloe
Inishloe or ''Low Island'' ( Gaeilge: ''Inis Lua'') is an uninhabited island in the River Fergus The River Fergus ( ga, An Forghas) is a river within the Shannon River Basin which flows in County Clare, Ireland. The river begins at Lough Fergus in north Clare and flows into the Shannon Estuary. The source is at Lough Fergus in the townland ... and townland in the Kildysart parish of County Clare, Ireland. Geography The island's surface area is 52.68 hectares (130 acres). Demographics It has been uninhabited since 1976 however the 1901 census showed 43 inhabitants which reduced to 32 in 1911. The table reports data taken from ''Discover the Islands of Ireland'' (Alex Ritsema, Collins Press, 1999) and the Census of Ireland. References {{County Clare Uninhabited islands of Ireland Islands of County Clare River islands of Ireland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Low Islands
The Low Islands are one of the many uninhabited Canadian arctic island groups in Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut. They are located in Ungava Bay, stretching between Young Island to the south and Lookout Island to the north. References External links Low Islandsin the Atlas of Canada The Atlas of Canada (french: L'Atlas du Canada) is an online atlas published by Natural Resources Canada that has information on every city, town, village, and hamlet in Canada. It was originally a print atlas, with its first edition being publishe ... - Toporama; Natural Resources Canada Uninhabited islands of Qikiqtaaluk Region {{QikiqtaalukNU-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Low Islets (Tasmania)
The Low Islets, part of the Passage Group within the Furneaux Group, is a close pair of unpopulated small granite islands with a combined area of , located in Bass Strait, south of Cape Barren Island, and west of both Spike and Clarke islands, in Tasmania, in south-eastern Australia. Fauna The island is one of only three sites where pelicans breed in Tasmania. Recorded breeding seabird, wader and waterbird species include little penguin, Pacific gull, silver gull, sooty oystercatcher, black-faced cormorant, Australian pelican, Caspian tern, crested tern and white-fronted tern.Brothers, Nigel; Pemberton, David; Pryor, Helen; & Halley, Vanessa. (2001). ''Tasmania’s Offshore Islands: seabirds and other natural features''. Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery: Hobart. See also * List of islands of Tasmania Tasmania is the smallest and southernmost state of Australia. The Tasmanian mainland itself is an island, with an area of - 94.1% of the total land area of the state. The o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Low Islets (Prime Seal Group)
The Low Islets are two small, flat, adjacent, granite islands, with a combined area of about 2 ha, in south-eastern Australia. They are part of Tasmania’s Prime Seal Island Group, lying in eastern Bass Strait west of Flinders in the Furneaux Group. The larger of the two islets has been used for grazing sheep, cattle and horses.Brothers, Nigel; Pemberton, David; Pryor, Helen; & Halley, Vanessa. (2001). ''Tasmania’s Offshore Islands: seabirds and other natural features''. Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery: Hobart. Fauna Recorded breeding seabird and wader species are short-tailed shearwater, white-faced storm-petrel, sooty oystercatcher, Pacific gull, silver gull, Caspian tern, crested tern and black-faced cormorant. Reptile Reptiles, as most commonly defined are the animals in the class Reptilia ( ), a paraphyletic grouping comprising all sauropsids except birds. Living reptiles comprise turtles, crocodilians, squamates (lizards and snakes) and rhynchocephalians ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atlas Of Canada
The Atlas of Canada (french: L'Atlas du Canada) is an online atlas published by Natural Resources Canada that has information on every city, town, village, and hamlet in Canada. It was originally a print atlas, with its first edition being published in 1906 by geographer James White and a team of 20 cartographers. Much of the geospatial data used in the atlas is available for download and commercial re-use from the Atlas of Canada site or from GeoGratis. Information used to develop the atlas is used in conjunction with information from Mexico and the United States to produce collaborative continental-scale tools such as the North American Environmental Atlas The ''North American Environmental Atlas'' is an interactive mapping tool created through a partnership of government agencies in Canada, Mexico and the United States, along with the Commission for Environmental Cooperation, a trilateral internati .... External links {{Portal, Geography, Canada The Atlas of Canada * The 1915 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
